Technical note: Finite-time regret analysis of Kiefer-Wolfowitz stochastic approximation algorithm and nonparametric multi-product dynamic pricing with unknown demand

We consider the problem of nonparametric multi-product dynamic pricing with unknown demand and show that the problem may be formulated as an online model-free stochastic program, which can be solved by the classical Kiefer-Wolfowitz stochastic approximation (KWSA) algorithm. We prove that the expected cumulative regret of the KWSA algorithm is bounded above by where κ₁, κ₂ are positive constants and T is the number of periods for any T = 1, 2, … . Therefore, the regret of the KWSA algorithm grows in the order of , which achieves the lower bounds known for parametric dynamic pricing problems and shows that the nonparametric problems are not necessarily more difficult to solve than the parametric ones. Numerical experiments further demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of our proposed KW pricing policy by comparing with some pricing policies in the literature.     

海战场时空查询及索引机制研究

针对目前海战场信息系统的不足,引入时空数据技术对战场数据建模,并支持设计了海战场时空数据库原型系统.对系统要求的时空查询问题进行归纳,结合海战场数据特性加以分析,为后续的索引建立提供了依据.3D R-tree相较现有的其他时空索引更适用于海战场的环境,并通过扩充部分的弥补了其检索效率的不足.     

提高“两课”教学的生动性三议

提高“两课”教学的生动性，就要在备课和讲课时，注重追求思想上的深刻、资料上的精彩和语言上的震撼与精美。力求思想深刻，内容精彩，语言精美。     

边防部队基层警营文化建设存在的问题原因及对策

近年来，边防部队通过大力开展基层警营文化建设，取得了可喜的成绩，但整体情况仍然滞后，需从多方面分析其存在的问题及原因，才能进一步提出对策，使警营文化效能的发挥达到最佳。     

The war after next is here – what does the elephant look like?

A comprehensive paradigm of future wars can be defined, and is called in this article “Extended conflicts.” These can be characterized by strategic attrition, to which all national resources and all possible international legitimacy are mobilized, in order to achieve a resolution by transformation of the opponent. The use of military force in this kind of conflict is limited. The understanding that we are facing an era of extended conflicts will improve the way it is utilized.     

均匀设计在柴油无灰节能降污添加剂配方研制中的应用

基于低压氧弹燃烧法研究了充氧压力分别为0．6MPa和0．9MPa时两种无灰型柴油添加剂不同配比对助燃性能的影响。采用均匀实验设计和Matlab回归优化的方法，得到复配体系的最优配方，并对其进行了验证。结果表明，由Matlab回归分析得到的完全二次回归模型最理想，0．6MPa时由该模型得到的最优配方为：添加剂A和B的质量分数分别是0．300‰和0．700‰，并通过实验验证得到的发热量达到最大，变化率为8．697％。0．9MPa时，结合直观分析和回归分析，得到与实际相符的最优配方：添加剂A和B的质量分数分别是0．600‰和0．900‰，此时发热量皮化率为4．453％。     

多光源并行化算法的实现

针对在绘制具有真实感的图形中光照处理模块串行处理速度慢的问题,提出多光源光照算法的并行化,采用负载均衡的并行策略,重新优化计算模型,单独计算环境光、散射光、镜面光及衰减因子后叠加在一起。计算不同的PE(处理单元)个数使用了不同的分配方案来提高处理速度。实验结果表明,将多光源光照算法并行化,可充分利用资源,发挥多核处理器的处理能力,提高了资源利用率。     

基于激励机制的装备采办风险总量控制

针对装备采办中的风险总量控制,提出一种激励方式来提高承包商的积极性。在单目标风险控制模型的基础上,建立了多目标风险控制模型,推导出了激励机制下风险控制的最优合同公式。对激励机制中存在的两类错误进行了理论分析和实例验证,得出了两类错误对收益的影响,并在成本控制中得到了应用,有效地提高了装备采办的质量和效率,为军方决策者在装备采办中提供了合理的参考依据。     

Defensive weapons and star wars: a supergame with optimal punishments

We model the perspective faced by nuclear powers involved in a supergame where nuclear deterrence is used to stabilise peace. This setting allows us to investigate the bearings of defensive weapons on the effectiveness of deterrence and peace stability, relying on one-shot optimal punishments. We find that the sustainability of peace is unaffected by defensive shields if the latter are symmetric across countries, while asymmetric endowments of such weapons have clear-cut destabilising consequences.     

防空群对多批次小间隔目标射击效能评估

基于排队网络理论的适用性分析以及基本假设与适当简化,将防空群对多批次、小间隔目标射击问题转化、抽象为排队网络对顾客流的服务问题,建立了防空群对多批次、小间隔目标射击效能评估的"分布式协同排队网络"模型。在特定作战实例和假设条件下,应用所建模型,计算得出了典型火力配属方案下防空群对多批次、小间隔目标射击效能的量化结果,实现了防空群对多批次、小间隔目标的射击效能的定量化评估,验证了所建模型的可行性与有效性。